Derek: 1655 books

Claire Trevor (1910–2000) is best remembered as the alluring blonde femme fatale in such iconic noir films as Murder, My Sweet (1944) and Raw Deal (1948). Yet she was a versatile performer who brought rare emotional depth to her art. She was effective in a range of diverse roles, from an outcast...

Luke’s friendship with Aaron is about to be turned upside down. When he is chosen to kiss his straight best friend during a round of spin the bottle, he is threatened by the new feelings that have developed for him. Luke must confront his feelings or move on from his lifelong best friend, but he is unprepared for what Aaron throws into the mix.

Get ready to enter the working world of illustration with this freshly updated second edition of Brazell and Davies's Becoming a Successful Illustrator. This edition features even more 'Spotlight on…' sections, with advice from practicing illustrators as well as the people that commission...

This book introduces the technique of Regressive Meditation, which the author claims has the potential of being able to slow down the ageing process, without drugs, dietary supplements, or plastic surgery. After an account of how the brain clock controls ageing and how we in turn can influence that...

This classic and eminently readable work provides a full critical introduction to the complete Canterbury Tales. Essential reading for students of Chaucer.

Black Mirror is The Twilight Zone of the twenty-first century. Already a philosophical classic, the series echoes the angst of an era, a civilization and consciousness fully engulfed in the 24/7 media spectacle spanning the planet. With clever plots and existential themes, Black Mirror presents near-futures...

Wolf had decided that a life as an interstellar policeman had more going for it than anything his home world would ever have to offer, all he had to do was get his head around what that meant. It had been mildly amusing standing in front of the Mars rover, which inevitably led to sensational headlines,...

This volume is one of a series providing critical articles by research specialists in the industrial, analytical and technological aspects of biochemistry, organic chemistry and instrumentation methodology.

This important study brings together some of the best current research on Kaempfer (author of the History of Japan, also published by Curzon) for the first time and includes a close analysis of 6 key topics from the writing of the History to an interpretation of the interpreter himself.

This uniquely ambitious history offers an account of all aspects of cultural activity and production throughout the world of Latin Christendom 1200-1450. Beginning with a detailed description of the political and economic circumstances that allowed the 'Gothic Moment' to flourish, the body of the...

This volume offers a comprehensive overview of international political violence by bringing together foreign policy experts on several regions who examine conflicts in the Fertile Crescent, the Balkans, the Post-Soviet Region, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. With cogent assessments...

My early life was fairly uneventful apart from the scrapes and mischief to which all boys of the period were prone. Then there was the fact that the bulk of my education was blighted by taking place during the years when Mr Hitler decided to attempt world domination. But that’s another story which,...

This is the true story of a nine year old boy who, at the height of the Birmingham blitz, is transported from his ‘all mod cons’ big city home to the safety of a house in a remote south Staffordshire hamlet, a mile and a half from nowhere, where he finds himself living in domestic and sanitary...

Exploring Mathematics gives students experience with doing mathematics - interrogating mathematical claims, exploring definitions, forming conjectures, attempting proofs, and presenting results - and engages them with examples, exercises, and projects that pique their interest. Written with a minimal...